Jayson Tatum has started the season off on fire...

olb31

in just about all facets of the game. His cards sell ok, above average, but have never really taken off. Is this the year that it happens? Doncic, Jokic, Curry, Embiid, Tatum - Top 5 right now?

Cakes

Tatum could win MVP.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander would be a great long shot MVP bet. He is the best player most mainstream people haven't really heard of. Last year he was First Team All NBA.

steel75

Why would his cards "take off" now. He's been a star on a popular team since his rookie year.
Unfortunately, as we know in this hobby, there is more to the $ of cards than playing well......

Cakes

@steel75 said:
Why would his cards "take off" now. He's been a star on a popular team since his rookie year.
Unfortunately, as we know in this hobby, there is more to the $ of cards than playing well......

He is only 25 years old. His cards could take off if he wins a couple of NBA championships and MVP awards in the next 5 years.

Embiid is a dominant player but his body will probably fail him.

olb31

@Cakes said:
Tatum could win MVP.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander would be a great long shot MVP bet. He is the best player most mainstream people haven't really heard of. Last year he was First Team All NBA.

yep he is good. fox too.

steel75

@Cakes said:

@steel75 said:
Why would his cards "take off" now. He's been a star on a popular team since his rookie year.
Unfortunately, as we know in this hobby, there is more to the $ of cards than playing well......

He is only 25 years old. His cards could take off if he wins a couple of NBA championships and MVP awards in the next 5 years.

Embiid is a dominant player but his body will probably fail him.

Well, if that's all he has to do............lol

Applejacks

@olb31 said:
in just about all facets of the game. His cards sell ok, above average, but have never really taken off. Is this the year that it happens?

No

erikthredd

He's definitely having a phenomenal start to his season and his on/off numbers have been on an MVP type level.

For those that don't know what the on/off differential stat is,its a teams points scored per 100 possessions minus team points allowed per 100 possessions. Basically,its how many more points your team scores (per 100 possessions) when you're on the court and its a huge factor into why Jokic recently won b2b2 MVPs.

Here are the five previous MVP winners on/off differential stats for those seasons.
2018-19 Giannis +8.7pts
2019-20 Giannis +13.6pts
2020-21 Jokic +6.7pts
2021-22 Jokic +19.5pts
2022-23 Embiid +10.9pts (runner-up Jokic had +24.8pts)

Then so far in 2023-24
Tatum +27.6pts
Jokic +28.2pts
Embiid -14.1pts
Giannis +13.7pts

Its likely going to come down to Joker/Tatum for MVP and I'd guess that Tatum's cards see a slight bump for MVP but likely a decent jump if Boston wins the championship.

Estil

Or as Dan Patrick would say (is he still around?), en fuego!

Cakes

@steel75 said:

@Cakes said:

@steel75 said:
Why would his cards "take off" now. He's been a star on a popular team since his rookie year.
Unfortunately, as we know in this hobby, there is more to the $ of cards than playing well......

He is only 25 years old. His cards could take off if he wins a couple of NBA championships and MVP awards in the next 5 years.

Embiid is a dominant player but his body will probably fail him.

Well, if that's all he has to do............lol

It's not that outrageous. The Celtics have either been to the Finals or one game away for the last 2 seasons. In those two seasons Tatum was First Team All NBA and finished sixth and fourth in the MVP voting. He is getting closer.